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Committee advances bill requiring biannual medical-drill practice at child-care programs and pre-camp drills
Summary
Representative Martinez told the committee HB 5379 would require child-care centers and family day cares to practice medical emergency drills twice a year and require youth camps to do drills before assuming responsibility for campers; members cited a toddler choking death as motivation and supported the measure while some raised process concerns.
The Children Committee advanced HB 5379 to the floor after Representative Martinez described the measure as a practical, low-cost step to improve safety in child-care settings.
The proposed substitute would require child-care centers, group home child care and family child-care homes to conduct medical emergency drills every six months and require youth camps to conduct medical emergency drills prior to assuming…
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